carduus nutans carduus crispus • card voting · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · carduus nutans · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 14 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar. Synonyms: musk thistle, nodding thistle, Carduus nutans. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · musk thistle · · Synonym 1 nodding thistle · · Synonym 2 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075